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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 152   View pdf image
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March Court   1731             152

pleas and Clerk of Indictments in the Same Court and gave the same Court to
understand and be informed that Johnson Hill Late of All hallows parish
in Somerset County planter the first day of Aprill in the Year of our Lord God
Seventeen hundred and thirty one aforesd he the Said Johnson then and there
being as married man at the Place and County aforesd and within the Jur of
this Court did Commit Adultery with a Certain Sarah Mackerell of the County
aforesd Spinster and on the body of the Said Sarah then and there did beget
a bastard Child to the high Displeasure of Almighty God and ^to^ the evil Example
of all others in Such Cases offending and against the forme of the act of
Assembly in such Case lately made and provided whereof the Same Leven
Gale prays the advise of the Court in the premises and due process of Law
thereon against the Said Johnson Hill to Issue &c

    Now hereat to witt this Sixth day of October One thousand Seven hundred and thirty One being the Same term
before his Lordships Justices at dividing Creek for Somerset County Cometh the aforesaid Johnson Hill in his
proper person and had a hearing of the Information afd and says that he is not Gilty thereof and of
this he puts himselfe upon the Country and Levin Gale who for his said Lordship in this behalfe prosecutes
Likewise &c
                            whereupon the said Johnson Hill prays Leave thereof to Imparle here untill the
next Court and he hath it and the Same day is Given to the aforesaid Levin Gale who &c

    Att which said next Court to with the Sixteenth day of November One thousand seven hundred
and thirty One Came againe as well the aforesaid Levin Gale who &c as the aforesaid Johnson Hill in his
proper person and whereupon the Same Johnson Hill prayed further Leave thereof to Imparle here
untill the next Court and he had it and the Same day is Given to the afd Levin Gale who for his Said
Lordship in that part follows here also &c

          Att which said next Court to witt the twenty first day of march one thousand seven hundred and
thirty One Came againe as well the Said Levin Gale who &c as the aforesaid Johnson Hill in proper
person    and whereupon the Said Johnson Hill Relinquisheth his veryfication aforesaid by him above
pretended and Submitts with a protestation of his Innocency and putts himselfe upon the favour of ye
Court &c          whereupon all & Singular the premisses by the Court here being seen heard and fully under Stood
It is Considered by the Court here that the aforesaid Johnson Hill pay to his said Lord^ship^ for his fine by the
Court here upon him Imposed for and by Occasion of the premisses whereof in form aforesaid he is Convict
three pounds Curr.t money (to the Use of the County aforesaid) and that the Said Johnson Hill be
taken to Satisfie his said Lordship of the fine aforesaid ^whereupon it is^ ordered by the Court that the Said Johnson
Hill Give Security to pay the fine aforesaid and the Severall Officers their fees due by Occasion of the
premisses aforesaid thereupon a Certain John Purnall sen.r of Somerset County Gent present herein Court
undertakes for the said Johnson Hill to pay the afd fine and all the Officers their fees due by Occasion
of the premisses aforesaid      Likewise the Said Johnson Hill is ordered to Give Security for to
save harmless the Justices of Somerset County from all troubles Costs Charges & Incumbrances that might happen
for or by reason of the birth maintainance nourishment and bringing of a bastard Child Lately begott
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